Lord Jamar stated that he was baffled that rappers were defending Eminem over his claims but they didn’t show the same defense for black women
Dr. Umar Jonson stated last year on the Joe Budden Podcast that Eminem’s race prevents him from being the greatest rapper of all time. In a recent interview on The Art of Dialogue, Dr. Umar addressed the black hip-hop artists and celebrities who came out in support of Eminem, including The Game, MC Shan, Royce Da 5’9′′, Mr. Porter, Swifty McVay, Kuniva, Ed Lover, Math Hoffa, Kxng Crooked, Cassidy, Tony Yayo, Orlando Brown, John Salley, and Donnell Rawlings.
“I had an interview on a podcast. The subject was raised. I believe Joe Budden suggested that Eminem might be among the best, and I responded by saying he would never be regarded as THE GOAT. Make the case that he is among the finest if you so choose, but you won’t refer to him as the ultimate black cultural icon. That is not what you are doing! Our culture is unique to us. We keep it to ourselves. People can participate if you wish to grant them that privilege, but you cannot represent something that my people have created. This holds for most organizations, not just for myself. However, because we are afflicted with the condition of post-traumatic enslavement and we are more dependent on white affirmation than on oxygen, Black people are constantly trying to irritate non-Africans by using us as the face of something that we produced. Dr. Umar stated.
“So, when I said, Eminem can’t be the greatest of all time, I never said he couldn’t rap,” he remarked. I never claimed he lacked talent. All I said was, “He can’t be the GOAT.” Because you are not African, you could never be regarded as a DJ or producer, any more than DJ Khaled could. As a result, many hip-hop artists took offense, emerged from the shadows with their unlicensed law degrees, and became Eminem’s go-to attorney and publicist in the black community. They even outperformed Johnny Cochran, who had defended OJ Simpson, in saying that I had no business speaking on the subject because I’m not a rapper. To talk about drug dealing, I don’t need to be a dealer.
I don’t need to be a rapper to talk about rap music or a surgeon to talk about the racism that black people experience in the medical field. As an African who grew up in hip-hop, as an African who engages in hip-hop, and as an African who protects all of African culture, I will talk about anything that my people produce and anything that affects them. I’m just disappointed, brother.
The reason this disturbed me the most was that, similar to how we previously discussed how LeBron James, Snow Bunny Barkley, and Snow Bunny Shannon stood up for Caitlin Clark, we witnessed the same thing happen with these so-called gangster rappers who used Eminem against your good brother Dr. Umar. What particularly irritated me about all of these rappers defending Eminem without his permission or payment was that I had never seen any of them defend black women in the same way. I have never seen a single artist who supported Eminem against me defend black women with the same ferocity as they did. What was it I said before? effeminate in politics.
Our gangsta rappers have a feminine political sensibility. NFL players and our basketball layers are politically effeminate. Here come the gangsta rappers to defend their white Jesus whenever some blame white people for stealing black culture. It’s completely crazy. Celebrities of color never stand up for us. They never stand up for Black Americans, but they are the first to speak up when White people are insulted by Black people.
“I’ll take it to DJ VLAD, the culture vulture. After I interviewed Joe Budden, Vlad invited all these rappers and celebrities to appear on his platform. He asked them all if they agreed with Dr. Umar, who stated that Eminem could never be the greatest rapper in hip-hop history. I believe that the majority of these famous black men—if not all of them—defended Eminem and upheld the integrationist, colorblind narrative, saying that anyone can be the greatest rapper in hip-hop history.Hip-hop’s most well-known rappers responded to my statement that Eminem couldn’t be the greatest of all time by criticizing Dr. Umar in support of Eminem; but, when Beyoncé released the Cowboy Carter album, those country artists and their fan base fiercely criticized Beyoncé. Even though country music originated on American slave plantations, they attempted to undermine that sister’s reputation in the industry. Dr. Umar continued.